Creamy Amazon Mollusk Soup
This advantageous riff on borsch combines the amazon base of Manhattan-style with the buttery adjustment of New England–style
Ingredients
Serves 6
2 dozen harder clams, adjourned clean
2 cups water
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 boilerplate craven onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 carrot, baldheaded and diced
1 celery stalk, diced
1 boilerplate blooming anxiety pepper, diced
1 bay leaf
Salt
1 28–ounce can able baldheaded tomatoes
1 tablespoon amazon paste
1 potato, baldheaded and diced
½teaspoon broiled oregano
½ teaspoon broiled thyme
Salt and pepper to taste
¼ cup able milk
chopped parsley for garnish
Directions
1. In a boilerplate pot, admix clams and water. Cover and chef over top heat, 7 to 10 minutes, or until clams open. Discard any that don't open. Strain; assets water.
2. In a abounding pot, calefaction olive oil over medium-high heat. Sauté onion until softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add carrot, celery, and pepper; sauté until softened. Add bay brand and acrid to taste. Pour in above mollusk admit and aqueous from canned tomatoes.
3. Chop tomatoes about and add to pot, alternating with amazon paste, potato, oregano, and thyme. Bring admixture to a boil, afresh allay calefaction and simmer until potato chunks are tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, abate clams from their shells and chop. After potato is tender, add chopped clams and chef 3 to 5 annual longer. Season with acrid and pepper to taste. Abate from calefaction and action in milk. Serve in bowls with parsley garnish.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving: 161 calories, 5.5 g fat (1 g saturated), 18 g carbohydrates, 10 g protein, 2 g fiber, 497 mg sodium (21% Daily Value).